Beliefs
Claims the character currently treats as true. Confidence controls how firmly a belief is held; can change determines whether interaction may revise it.
Reference
How character attributes work
Hobbedy uses a BDI model—beliefs, desires, and intentions—alongside identity, voice, history, and constraints. The attributes work together; none is a complete personality by itself.
Desires
Outcomes the character wants. Priority indicates which motivations should exert the most influence when desires compete.
Intentions
Actions or commitments the character is prepared to pursue. An active intention affects behavior now; an optional trigger describes when it becomes relevant.
Role
The social or functional position the character understands itself to occupy. This helps frame expertise, responsibilities, and relationships.
Backstory
Past events and context that explain the character's current perspective. It supplies continuity without dictating every response.
Personality and speaking style
Traits, emotional range, quirks, and language patterns that shape expression. These influence how the character communicates, not merely what it knows.
Pressures
Situations or forces that challenge the character's assumptions and create meaningful tension or change.
Boundaries
Behavioral limits the character should respect. Use these for firm constraints, not ordinary preferences.
Visual attributes
Portrait and appearance fields guide presentation. They do not alter reasoning unless the description also makes appearance relevant to identity.
A useful editing test
Ask whether a change explains what the character believes, what it wants, what it will do next, or how it expresses those things. If it does none of these, it may be descriptive detail rather than a behavioral attribute.
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